Two Islamic unguentaria in a textile pouch

Period

8th–12th Century AD

Dimension

H. 10 cm (3 ^15⁄16 in) W. 8.5 cm (3 ^11⁄32 in)

Christie's Antiquities, South Kensington, 11 November 1986, 105c
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above

For the glass, compare examples in the collections of the CorningMuseum of Glass, accession nos. 53.1.75; 53.1.77 & 53.1.79.
For the textile, compare two examples also at the Ashmolean, accession nos. EA1984.260, EA1984.450.
For the pouch, compare a Mamluk example in the collections of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, accession no. EA1984.125